Brown (88634E) — Shades, Harmonies, Palettes, CSS Code

"Brown"

Earth · Autumn

🧠 Psychology

Warm and optimistic color. Evokes creativity, joy and enthusiasm.

✨ Uses

Food marketing, secondary CTAs, warm design, children.

Tip

Brown pairs ideally with #F7F5F0 (off-white) and a neutral background for a modern, readable result.

Values

HEX #88634E

RGB rgb(136, 99, 78)

HSL hsl(22°, 27%, 42%)

CMYK C:0% M:27% Y:43% K:47%

Luminance 0.1479

WCAG Accessibility

On white 5.33:1

Aa — #88634E

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 3.94:1

Aa — #88634E

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#88634E #4E7388

Analogous

#884E56 #88634E #88804E

Triadic

#88634E #4E8863 #634E88

Split-comp.

#88634E #4E8880 #4E5688

Tetradic

#88634E #56884E #4E7388 #804E88

Monochromatic

#D9CFC9 #AF9A8E #7D6659 #5F4E44 #332924

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